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School	Students/Teachers	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)	Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
341608000840	221	Teaneck High School	Public	9-12	100 Elizabeth Ave	Teaneck	07666	Bergen County	Teaneck School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 833-5400	1,261	112	11.2	37.7%	152 (12.1%)	420 (33.3%)	531 (42.1%)	112 (8.9%)	12 (1.0%)	6 (0.5%)	24 (1.9%)	$10,712		$10,712	39	37.9	220	1
340249000998	222	Burlington County Institute of Technology - Medford	Public	9-12	10 Hawkin Road	Medford	08055	Burlington County	Burlington County Institute of Technology School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 654-0200	835	66	12.7	26.1%	460 (55.1%)	143 (17.1%)	166 (19.9%)	11 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.6%)	$10,255	$645	$9,610	38.6	47	170	52
341833005114	223	Woodstown High School	Public	9-12	Woodstown High School	Woodstown	08098	Salem County	Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 769-0144	537	52	10.3	19.7%	413 (76.9%)	39 (7.3%)	48 (8.9%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	$6,718	$06	$6,712	38.4	37.5	225	2
340074503137	224	Passaic Arts and Science Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7 St. Francis Way	Passaic	07410	Bergen County	Passaic Arts and Science Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 773-9140	2,058	135	15.2	67.2%	95 (4.6%)	135 (6.6%)	1,711 (83.1%)	93 (4.5%)	7 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	13 (0.6%)	$9,416	$1,264	$8,152	38	25.8	301	77
340995003410	225	Mercer County Technical School Culinary Arts Academy	Public	9-12	129 Bull Run Road	Pennington	08534	Mercer County	Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 737-9784	107	7	14.7	42.1%	23 (21.5%)	18 (16.8%)	66 (61.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,008		$6,008	37.9	13.9	370	145
340126002704	226	Bayonne High School	Public	9-12	669 Avenue A	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 858-5900	2,832	223	12.6	60.3%	1,090 (38.5%)	466 (16.5%)	974 (34.4%)	179 (6.3%)	19 (0.7%)	12 (0.4%)	88 (3.1%)	$11,865	$143	$11,722	37.8	34.6	243	17
341434004524	227	Roxbury High School	Public	9-12	One Bryant Drive	Succasunna	07876	Morris County	Roxbury Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 584-1200	1,171	116	10.1	19.9%	714 (61.0%)	60 (5.1%)	308 (26.3%)	54 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (2.7%)	$16,112		$16,112	37.7	47.9	169	58
340183001980	228	Bloomfield High School	Public	9-12	160 Broad Street	Bloomfield	07003	Essex County	Bloomfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 680-8500	2,037	164	12.4	35.0%	438 (21.5%)	473 (23.2%)	971 (47.7%)	114 (5.6%)	3 (0.1%)	31 (1.5%)	7 (0.3%)	$9,303	$222	$9,081	37.7	45.2	177	51
340267001412	229	Camden County Technical School-Pennsauken	Public	9-12	6008 Browning Road	Pennsauken	08109	Camden County	Camden County Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 663-1040	769	68	11.2	77.5%	56 (7.3%)	153 (19.9%)	525 (68.3%)	24 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	$15,466	$1,511	$13,955	37.7	38.3	218	11
340480000137	230	Essex County Newark Technical	Public	9-12	91 West Market St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Essex County Schools of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 412-2204	548	51	10.7	86.1%	5 (0.9%)	218 (39.8%)	315 (57.5%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,912	$961	$6,951	37.3	36.9	232	2

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School															Students/Teachers											Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)							Ranking (2024 vs 2023)
ID	Rank (of 426)	School	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Disc Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Per Pupil Expenditures: Total	Personnel from Federal Funds	Non-Personnel from Federal Funds	Total from Federal Funds	Personnel from State and Local Funds	Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds	Total from State and Local Funds	Average Standard Score (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Rank (2023)	Rank Change from 2023	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)
341608000840	221	Teaneck High School	Public	9-12	100 Elizabeth Ave	Teaneck	07666	Bergen County	Teaneck School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 833-5400	1,261	112	11.2	37.7%	152 (12.1%)	420 (33.3%)	531 (42.1%)	112 (8.9%)	12 (1.0%)	6 (0.5%)	24 (1.9%)	$10,712						$10,712	39	37.9	220	1
340249000998	222	Burlington County Institute of Technology - Medford	Public	9-12	10 Hawkin Road	Medford	08055	Burlington County	Burlington County Institute of Technology School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(609) 654-0200	835	66	12.7	26.1%	460 (55.1%)	143 (17.1%)	166 (19.9%)	11 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (5.6%)	$10,255			$645			$9,610	38.6	47	170	52
341833005114	223	Woodstown High School	Public	9-12	Woodstown High School	Woodstown	08098	Salem County	Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 769-0144	537	52	10.3	19.7%	413 (76.9%)	39 (7.3%)	48 (8.9%)	12 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.5%)	$6,718			$06			$6,712	38.4	37.5	225	2
340074503137	224	Passaic Arts and Science Charter School	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	7 St. Francis Way	Passaic	07410	Bergen County	Passaic Arts and Science Charter School	Yes	(n/a)	No	Yes	(201) 773-9140	2,058	135	15.2	67.2%	95 (4.6%)	135 (6.6%)	1,711 (83.1%)	93 (4.5%)	7 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	13 (0.6%)	$9,416			$1,264			$8,152	38	25.8	301	77
340995003410	225	Mercer County Technical School Culinary Arts Academy	Public	9-12	129 Bull Run Road	Pennington	08534	Mercer County	Area Vocational Technical School District of Mercer County	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(609) 737-9784	107	7	14.7	42.1%	23 (21.5%)	18 (16.8%)	66 (61.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	$6,008						$6,008	37.9	13.9	370	145
340126002704	226	Bayonne High School	Public	9-12	669 Avenue A	Bayonne	07002	Hudson County	Bayonne School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(201) 858-5900	2,832	223	12.6	60.3%	1,090 (38.5%)	466 (16.5%)	974 (34.4%)	179 (6.3%)	19 (0.7%)	12 (0.4%)	88 (3.1%)	$11,865			$143			$11,722	37.8	34.6	243	17
341434004524	227	Roxbury High School	Public	9-12	One Bryant Drive	Succasunna	07876	Morris County	Roxbury Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(973) 584-1200	1,171	116	10.1	19.9%	714 (61.0%)	60 (5.1%)	308 (26.3%)	54 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (2.7%)	$16,112						$16,112	37.7	47.9	169	58
340183001980	228	Bloomfield High School	Public	9-12	160 Broad Street	Bloomfield	07003	Essex County	Bloomfield Township School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 680-8500	2,037	164	12.4	35.0%	438 (21.5%)	473 (23.2%)	971 (47.7%)	114 (5.6%)	3 (0.1%)	31 (1.5%)	7 (0.3%)	$9,303			$222			$9,081	37.7	45.2	177	51
340267001412	229	Camden County Technical School-Pennsauken	Public	9-12	6008 Browning Road	Pennsauken	08109	Camden County	Camden County Technical School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(856) 663-1040	769	68	11.2	77.5%	56 (7.3%)	153 (19.9%)	525 (68.3%)	24 (3.1%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	$15,466			$1,511			$13,955	37.7	38.3	218	11
340480000137	230	Essex County Newark Technical	Public	9-12	91 West Market St	Newark	07103	Essex County	Essex County Schools of Technology	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(973) 412-2204	548	51	10.7	86.1%	5 (0.9%)	218 (39.8%)	315 (57.5%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	$7,912			$961			$6,951	37.3	36.9	232	2